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ArticleThe Journal of hand surgery, European volume2023

Factors affecting hand cosmesis and the aesthetic impact of surgery on congenital hand differences in Finland.

Noora N Nietosvaara, Antti J Sommarhem, Antti Stenroos, Aarno Y Nietosvaara, Petra Grahn

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Article in The Journal of hand surgery, European volume, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Noora N NietosvaaraDepartment of Pediatric Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-1415-1091
Antti J SommarhemDepartment of Surgery, Central Hospital of South Karelia, Lappeenranta, Finland.
Antti StenroosDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.
Aarno Y NietosvaaraDepartment of Pediatric Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.
Petra GrahnDepartment of Pediatric Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.
University of Helsinki · FISouth Karelia Central Hospital · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We assessed the appearance and cosmetic impact of surgery in congenitally different hands in Finland. A questionnaire was sent to 1165 respondents (786 female) with a mean age of 33 years (range 3-84). Participants were shown nine image pairs and seven pairs of pre- and postoperative images twice in a random order and asked to choose the more cosmetically pleasing one. We found that the appearance and number of fingers had an important aesthetic role, with higher number and more normal appearing digits consistently scoring higher than its counterpart (range 59-99%). Postoperative appearances were perceived as better than preoperative ones in syndactyly (98%), thumb duplication (92%), cleft hand (93%) and radial dysplasia (99%). Toe transfer and pollicization had little impact on cosmesis. This study demonstrated that surgery could improve cosmesis in congenitally different hands and overall, most respondents prefer an appearance that is as close as possible to normality.

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Hand Deformities, CongenitalSyndactylyAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFingersFinlandHandHumansMiddle AgedThumbYoung Adultaestheticschilddisability evaluationhandUpper extremity deformities

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PMID36448515
PMCPMC10012396
OpenAlexW4310377323

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